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this one broke me

Below Zero by Ali Hazelwood

August 10, 2022 by wicherwill 6 Comments

For a short novel, a shorter review…but also this is probably the one that broke me. WHAT on earth is going on in this novel? Having read the original short story that inspired it, I would assume that an editor would do some casual research (or less-than-casual research, given that I assume these books have done very well for themselves) and create a situation that holds up to some scrutiny. Instead we are left with some laughably ridiculous romance set ups, even for Romancelandia where […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Ali Hazelwood, STEMinist Novellas

wicherwill's CBR14 Review No:87 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Ali Hazelwood, STEMinist Novellas ·
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STEMinist take 2

Stuck with You by Ali Hazelwood

June 12, 2022 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

I liked this novella a tad more than I liked the prior one in the series, Under One Roof, both of which are well-retooled prior stories. As before, the three main characters (including the one from the next novella) are friends and women in STEM, hence the term STEMinist. Which, to reiterate, I don’t love but I also don’t hate. If I had to clarify why this novella worked for me more than the prior one, I would say that it doesn’t mince words as to […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Ali Hazelwood, STEMinist Novellas

wicherwill's CBR14 Review No:73 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Ali Hazelwood, STEMinist Novellas ·
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